Buncombe School board passes 25 percent resolution

Resolution opposes 25 percent mandate

10:12 PM,
Mar. 6, 2014

Teachers formed a sea of red at the Buncombe County Board of Education meeting Thursday to speak against a state plan to offer bonuses to a percentage of teachers willing to give up tenure rights in return. John Coutlakis 5-6-14

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Casey Blake

Facing a crowd of more than 200 cheering supporters waving signs and wearing red, the Buncombe County Board of Education passed a resolution Thursday night opposing a state mandate to offer 25 percent of its educators pay bonuses in exchange for giving up their tenure rights.

The resolution urges the General Assembly to rescind the law, calling it unfair and unconstitutional.

Buncombe joins a growing number of school boards formally opposing the mandates but stopped short of refusing to comply with the law. ...